Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 5 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
5 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1512
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads1000121329
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled8.481 %10.80 %
As % of the category below9.433 %11.64 %
Salaries quoted820416719
Average minimum salary£46,848£46,992
Average salary£52,254£52,750
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£57,661£58,508
UK excluding London average salary£50,563£51,065
% change on same period last year-0.98 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads106020183199
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled89.90 %92.76 %
Salaries quoted89681147723
Average minimum salary£38,573£39,673
Average salary£42,182£43,512
% change on same period last year-3.05 %
Average maximum salary£45,792£47,350
UK excluding London average salary£38,523£39,089
% change on same period last year-1.44 %

Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK.

Consultant Salary Trend

Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Consultant over the 3 months to 5 January 2009 within the UK.

Consultant Salary Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 5 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-29003£51,396-0.71 %
LondonDown-43556£55,463-0.77 %
South EastDown-12386£49,327-0.27 %
City of LondonUp+6750£56,722+5.18 %
North WestDown-10737£50,054+2.10 %
BerkshireNo change0730£48,252-0.08 %
SurreyDown-1622£48,756-6.02 %
West MidlandsDown-7569£51,091-2.47 %
ManchesterDown-8521£50,638-2.42 %
South WestDown-4451£41,870-0.17 %
East of EnglandDown-6396£42,822-0.65 %
BirminghamDown-9293£52,788-8.43 %
HampshireDown-2288£45,900-0.31 %
BuckinghamshireUp+3240£51,339+15.68 %
East MidlandsDown-4233£48,320+8.30 %
ScotlandDown-4224£44,225-3.39 %
YorkshireDown-29197£41,219-0.73 %
HertfordshireUp+1185£44,699-0.16 %
ReadingDown-5168£46,565-4.52 %
GloucestershireUp+16151£42,742-2.85 %
West YorkshireDown-20149£39,821+1.69 %
MidlandsNo change0147£54,787+0.33 %
BristolDown-13131£43,513+19.95 %
OxfordshireDown-2111£45,252+4.82 %
CambridgeshireDown-16103£41,606+2.22 %
Milton KeynesUp+11103£50,732+20.20 %
NottinghamshireUp+298£49,473+12.05 %
LeedsDown-2190£39,920+1.94 %
CheshireDown-2485£44,864+27.77 %
WiltshireUp+984£38,838-10.73 %

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 January 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Consultant in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Consultant in their job title.

15932 (23.81 %)SAP
25790 (23.24 %)Finance
33601 (14.45 %)Oracle
43268 (13.12 %)Microsoft
52532 (10.16 %)SQL
62494 (10.01 %)Business Intelligence
72382 (9.559 %)Windows
82202 (8.837 %)Degree
92197 (8.817 %)Project Management
102161 (8.672 %)SQL Server
111789 (7.180 %)Retail
121781 (7.147 %)Java
131699 (6.818 %)CRM
141651 (6.626 %)MS Excel
151585 (6.361 %).NET
161451 (5.823 %)UNIX
171257 (5.045 %)ERP
181218 (4.888 %)Banking
191202 (4.824 %)Government
201166 (4.679 %)VMware
211147 (4.603 %)Cisco
221105 (4.435 %)SAP FI
231087 (4.362 %)SAP CO
241084 (4.350 %)SAP FI/CO
251055 (4.234 %)Datawarehouse
261028 (4.126 %)Microsoft Certification
271023 (4.105 %)Telecoms
28933 (3.744 %)Active Directory
29931 (3.736 %)XML
30928 (3.724 %)Health

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 January 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Consultant in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11585 (6.361 %).NET
2931 (3.736 %)XML
3813 (3.263 %)J2EE
4667 (2.677 %)HTML
5553 (2.219 %)WebSphere
6526 (2.111 %)ASP.NET
7393 (1.577 %)WebServices
8247 (0.991 %)Middleware
9222 (0.891 %)SAP Basis
10184 (0.738 %)ASP
11175 (0.702 %)JSP
12170 (0.682 %)CSS
13158 (0.634 %)EDI
14144 (0.578 %)SAP XI
15139 (0.558 %).NET Framework
16130 (0.522 %)Windows SharePoint Services
17123 (0.494 %)XSL
18107 (0.429 %)XSLT
19104 (0.417 %)AJAX
2087 (0.349 %)SAP ALE
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1724 (2.906 %)SharePoint
2611 (2.452 %)SAS
3584 (2.344 %)MS Exchange
4408 (1.637 %)SharePoint Server 2007
5404 (1.621 %)IIS
6403 (1.617 %)NetWeaver
7319 (1.280 %)Exchange Server 2003
8284 (1.140 %)BizTalk Server
9265 (1.063 %)WebLogic
10232 (0.931 %)Apache
11182 (0.730 %)Tomcat
12172 (0.690 %)Exchange Server 2007
13146 (0.586 %)JBoss
14144 (0.578 %)SharePoint Portal Server
15129 (0.518 %)CMS
16121 (0.486 %)WebSphere Application Server
1796 (0.385 %)Exchange Server 2000
1894 (0.377 %)Oracle Workflow
1976 (0.305 %)Documentum
2063 (0.253 %)Lotus Domino
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11651 (6.626 %)MS Excel
2395 (1.585 %)MS Office
3322 (1.292 %)MS Visio
4101 (0.405 %)SPSS
593 (0.373 %)InfoPath
680 (0.321 %)MS Project
761 (0.245 %)CA Clarity
855 (0.221 %)MS PowerPoint
946 (0.185 %)Spreadsheet
1020 (0.080 %)Windchill
1118 (0.072 %)PrintSoft PReS
1216 (0.064 %)Photoshop
139 (0.036 %)Fireworks
148 (0.032 %)Maya
157 (0.028 %)MATLAB
166 (0.024 %)Pro/ENGINEER
174 (0.016 %)InDesign
174 (0.016 %)Simulink
174 (0.016 %)Paint Shop Pro
183 (0.012 %)Vensim
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11105 (4.435 %)SAP FI
21087 (4.362 %)SAP CO
31084 (4.350 %)SAP FI/CO
4791 (3.174 %)SAP HR
5608 (2.440 %)SAP SD
6412 (1.653 %)SAP Oil and Gas
7410 (1.645 %)SAP MM
8395 (1.585 %)SAP Payroll
9372 (1.493 %)SAP CRM
10327 (1.312 %)Navision
11324 (1.300 %)Oracle EBS
12319 (1.280 %)Dynamics CRM
13316 (1.268 %)Oracle Financials
14303 (1.216 %)Oracle Applications
15288 (1.156 %)SAP Retail
16254 (1.019 %)Dynamics AX
17235 (0.943 %)Microsoft CRM
18230 (0.923 %)Dynamics NAV
19200 (0.803 %)Axapta
20168 (0.674 %)Oracle EBS R12
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1750 (3.010 %)Firewall
2738 (2.962 %)SAN
3657 (2.637 %)WAN
4613 (2.460 %)LAN
5491 (1.970 %)TCP/IP
6489 (1.962 %)Internet
7360 (1.445 %)VPN
8298 (1.196 %)VoIP
9273 (1.096 %)Network Security
10243 (0.975 %)Wireless
11238 (0.955 %)MPLS
12231 (0.927 %)Cisco PIX
13206 (0.827 %)DNS
14165 (0.662 %)LDAP
15151 (0.606 %)SSL
16136 (0.546 %)DHCP
17127 (0.510 %)NetScreen
18125 (0.502 %)IP Telephony
19107 (0.429 %)IPCC
20100 (0.401 %)BGP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12161 (8.672 %)SQL Server
21055 (4.234 %)Datawarehouse
3780 (3.130 %)BusinessObjects
4757 (3.038 %)ETL
5746 (2.994 %)SAP BW
6491 (1.970 %)SQL Server 2005
7401 (1.609 %)RDBMS
8360 (1.445 %)OLAP
9347 (1.393 %)SQL Server Integration Services
10342 (1.373 %)SAP BI
11286 (1.148 %)DB2
12260 (1.043 %)SQL Server 2000
13249 (0.999 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
14242 (0.971 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
15233 (0.935 %)Oracle 8/8i
16202 (0.811 %)Oracle Reports
17173 (0.694 %)DTS
18167 (0.670 %)Hyperion Essbase
19166 (0.666 %)GIS
20155 (0.622 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1135 (0.542 %)Oracle Forms
299 (0.397 %)Visual Studio
374 (0.297 %)LoadRunner
455 (0.221 %)QuickTest Pro
554 (0.217 %)TestDirector
646 (0.185 %)LSMW
736 (0.144 %)ClearCase
832 (0.128 %)Ant
930 (0.120 %)Eclipse
930 (0.120 %)ProC
1029 (0.116 %)ClearQuest
1124 (0.096 %)MorphX
1220 (0.080 %)NUnit
1317 (0.068 %)MSI
1415 (0.060 %)WinRunner
1415 (0.060 %)QALoad
1514 (0.056 %)PeopleTools
1612 (0.048 %)Subversion
1612 (0.048 %)ERwin
1711 (0.044 %)Dreamweaver
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15790 (23.24 %)Finance
21789 (7.180 %)Retail
31218 (4.888 %)Banking
41202 (4.824 %)Government
51023 (4.105 %)Telecoms
6928 (3.724 %)Health
7848 (3.403 %)Pensions
8815 (3.271 %)Marketing
9721 (2.893 %)Manufacturing
10655 (2.629 %)Education
11641 (2.572 %)Insurance
12409 (1.641 %)Back Office
13309 (1.240 %)FMCG
14298 (1.196 %)Front Office
15292 (1.172 %)Pharmaceutical
16272 (1.092 %)Financial Institution
17240 (0.963 %)Investment Banking
18236 (0.947 %)Billing
19229 (0.919 %)Legal
20189 (0.758 %)Local Government
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1347 (1.393 %)Management Information System
2296 (1.188 %)Derivative
3252 (1.011 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
4240 (0.963 %)Computer Science
5205 (0.823 %)French Language
6202 (0.811 %)Data Integration
7185 (0.742 %)Clustering
8178 (0.714 %)German Language
9144 (0.578 %)NHS
10133 (0.534 %)Client/Server
11130 (0.522 %)Equities
12129 (0.518 %)CESG
13106 (0.425 %)Biometrics
13106 (0.425 %)Mathematics
1499 (0.397 %)Mainframe
1597 (0.389 %)PKI
1690 (0.361 %)Spanish Language
1785 (0.341 %)Fixed Income
1884 (0.337 %)Thin Client
1884 (0.337 %)Fat Client
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12382 (9.559 %)Windows
21451 (5.823 %)UNIX
3879 (3.528 %)Windows Server 2003
4727 (2.918 %)Linux
5335 (1.344 %)Solaris
6303 (1.216 %)AIX
7277 (1.112 %)Windows 2000
8237 (0.951 %)Windows XP
9196 (0.787 %)Windows 2000 Server
10141 (0.566 %)Windows Vista
11110 (0.441 %)Windows NT
1296 (0.385 %)Windows Server 2008
1387 (0.349 %)HPUX
1453 (0.213 %)Red Hat Linux
1530 (0.120 %)NetWare
1627 (0.108 %)Embedded Linux
1724 (0.096 %)Nucleus RTOS
1724 (0.096 %)VxWorks
1823 (0.092 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1922 (0.088 %)VMS
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12494 (10.01 %)Business Intelligence
22197 (8.817 %)Project Management
31699 (6.818 %)CRM
41257 (5.045 %)ERP
5869 (3.487 %)Business Analysis
6790 (3.170 %)Business Development
7778 (3.122 %)ITIL
8741 (2.974 %)Risk Management
9729 (2.926 %)Migration
10662 (2.657 %)Change Management
11636 (2.552 %)Information Security
12512 (2.055 %)Logistics
13501 (2.011 %)PRINCE2
14458 (1.838 %)Service Management
15444 (1.782 %)Asset Management
15444 (1.782 %)Data Migration
16414 (1.661 %)Workflow
17409 (1.641 %)SAP Implementation
18383 (1.537 %)Service Delivery
19364 (1.461 %)Performance Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12532 (10.16 %)SQL
21781 (7.147 %)Java
3828 (3.323 %)C#
4820 (3.291 %)C
5574 (2.304 %)ABAP
6544 (2.183 %)C++
7437 (1.754 %)JavaScript
8425 (1.706 %)VB
9413 (1.657 %)PL/SQL
10229 (0.919 %)VB.NET
11182 (0.730 %)Perl
11182 (0.730 %)VBA
12179 (0.718 %)Transact-SQL
13162 (0.650 %)Shell Script
14128 (0.514 %)PHP
1588 (0.353 %)VBScript
1667 (0.269 %)Delphi
1760 (0.241 %)Korn
1849 (0.197 %)SAPscript
1945 (0.181 %)X++
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12202 (8.837 %)Degree
21028 (4.126 %)Microsoft Certification
3844 (3.387 %)Cisco Certification
4829 (3.327 %)Security Cleared
5794 (3.186 %)MCSE
6595 (2.388 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7524 (2.103 %)CISSP
8423 (1.698 %)Citrix Certification
9342 (1.373 %)CCNP
10340 (1.364 %)CCIE
11336 (1.348 %)CCNA
12316 (1.268 %)SC Cleared
13231 (0.927 %)CCA
14196 (0.787 %)CCEA
14196 (0.787 %)CCVP
15192 (0.771 %)CISM
16173 (0.694 %)CCDP
17152 (0.610 %)ISEB
18137 (0.550 %)SAP Certification
19136 (0.546 %)CIMA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1384 (1.541 %)ISO27001
2370 (1.485 %)QA
3281 (1.128 %)SLA
4193 (0.775 %)PCI DSS
5149 (0.598 %)BS7799
695 (0.381 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
771 (0.285 %)PCI QSA
866 (0.265 %)COBIT
952 (0.209 %)ISO17799
1043 (0.173 %)JSP 440
1139 (0.157 %)ISO9001
1139 (0.157 %)Basel II
1221 (0.084 %)MiFID
1320 (0.080 %)HMG Infosec
1418 (0.072 %)WCAG
1418 (0.072 %)GAAP
1517 (0.068 %)BS25999
1615 (0.060 %)CESG Infosec
1615 (0.060 %)IAS 39
1714 (0.056 %)TickIT
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1933 (3.744 %)Active Directory
2781 (3.134 %)VMware Infrastructure
3282 (1.132 %)VMware ESX
4134 (0.538 %)ISA Server
5130 (0.522 %)NetBackup
6102 (0.409 %)Backup Exec
7100 (0.401 %)Citrix Presentation Server
866 (0.265 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
958 (0.233 %)Terminal Services
1051 (0.205 %)Hyper-V
1149 (0.197 %)Xen
1244 (0.177 %)Oracle RAC
1337 (0.148 %)VMware Server
1429 (0.116 %)NFS
1429 (0.116 %)VMware Workstation
1521 (0.084 %)AquaLogic
1620 (0.080 %)Oracle RMAN
1715 (0.060 %)NDS
1715 (0.060 %)Terminal Server
1813 (0.052 %)MetaFrame
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
1135 (0.542 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
2134 (0.538 %)Tivoli
3100 (0.401 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
489 (0.357 %)MOM
572 (0.289 %)SCCM
664 (0.257 %)OpenView
664 (0.257 %)Legato
762 (0.249 %)SCOM
835 (0.140 %)EMC NetWorker
932 (0.128 %)BMC PATROL
1030 (0.120 %)ARCserve
1125 (0.100 %)ServiceCenter
1224 (0.096 %)NNM
1224 (0.096 %)CiscoWorks
1322 (0.088 %)Norton AntiVirus
1420 (0.080 %)Data Guard
1519 (0.076 %)HP Data Protector
1519 (0.076 %)AutoSys
1519 (0.076 %)Netcool
1618 (0.072 %)AssetCenter
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15932 (23.81 %)SAP
23601 (14.45 %)Oracle
33268 (13.12 %)Microsoft
41166 (4.679 %)VMware
51147 (4.603 %)Cisco
6780 (3.130 %)Business Objects
6780 (3.130 %)Citrix
7772 (3.098 %)HP
8769 (3.086 %)Cognos
9726 (2.914 %)IBM
10525 (2.107 %)Hyperion
11336 (1.348 %)EMC
12335 (1.344 %)Informatica
13331 (1.328 %)CheckPoint
14325 (1.304 %)NetApp
15318 (1.276 %)Siebel
16291 (1.168 %)Juniper
17208 (0.835 %)Sun
18194 (0.779 %)VERITAS
19193 (0.775 %)Sage